Oil-burner.



J. 0. BANKS.

OIL BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2, 1909.

Patented June14, 1910.

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J. G] BANKS.

OIL BURNER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2, 1909.

Patented June 14,1910.

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Pr iii" OIL-BURNER.

Application filed December 2, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. BANKS, a i citizen of the United States,residing at Chillicothe, in the county of Hardeman and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Burners, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawlngs.

My invention relates to improvements in oil-burners and particularly toimprovements in oil-burners for burning crude oil; and an object of myinvention is to provide a burner of the type just referred to which willbe simple in construction, relatively cheap in manufacture and mosteflicient in operation and use.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and the bestmode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure 1 is a plan ofmy new oil-burner; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is asection on the line AA of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail which shows the"lid or cover; Fig. 5 is a detail which shows the vapor-generator inelevation; Fig. 6 shows in plan a modified form of my new oilburner; andFig. 7 is a detail in plan of the combustion-chamber of the oil-burnershown in Fig. 6 with the vapor-generator removed.

Integral with the pan a are cast the walls I), b of the combustionchamber 0 the top of which is covered by the two-part lid (Z. Projectinginwardly into the combustion chamber c from the walls 6, Z) thereof arethe lugs e. The latter serve to support a vapor generator f which is inthe form of a frustum of a cone (or frusto-conical in shape) and ishollow. Further, the vapor-generator f is formed with an integralpartition wall 9 which forms the bottom of an oil-cup h the wall 71 ofwhich is formed with holes y' or is foraminated. At the bottom of thecombustion chamber 0 the pan a is formed with an integral oil-reservoiris. One of the walls I) is formed with an ignition hole m through whicha lighted match may be passed to inflame the oil in the oil-reservoir k.A pivoted cover-plate n serves as a closure for the aperture m duringcombustion. The heated gases formed by the burning of the oil in theoil-reservoir 70 pass upwardly, part entering the compartment 0 in thevaporgenerator f below the cup h and part pass- Specification of LettersPatent.

ing through the spaces p between the stoplugs e. The heat from the gasesflowing into Patented June it, 1910.

Serial No. 531,014.

1 the compartment or chamber 0 vaporizes the oil in the cup 71. abovethe chamber 0 and the vapor thus generated flows through the holes j andover the edge of the cup h and meets the burning gases arising throughthe spaces 1) from the burning oil in the oil-reservoir is. An energeticcombustion is thus produced.

The form of pan a shown in Fig. l is adapted and designed to be placedin a cooking-stove or a heating-stove through the end doors thereof,while the form of pan a shown in Fig. 6 is adapted and designed to beplaced in similar stoves through the front doors thereof. The walls ofthe combustion chamber are outside of the stove, when the burner isfitted thereto. Each part of the cover or lid d is formed on its lowerface with a rib d to hold it in place and is further formed withair-holes d and a semicircular notch or recess 03*.

As will be readily understood by all skilled in this art, oil will besupplied to the .cup 71. by allowing the oil to drip from a pipe leadingfrom an oil-tank, the oil falling through the hole (Z into the cup h.This is the ordinary, well-known way for supplying oil to oil-burners ofthe type herein described.

I claim:

1. An oil-burner consisting of a pan pro vided with a combustion chamberand an oilreservoir at the bottom of the latter in which oil is burned;and a vapor-generator supported in said combustion chamber above saidoilreservoir and exposed to the heat of the burning gases arisingtherefrom, there being a free space or opening between the walls of saidvapor-generator and those of the combustion chamber for the passage ofgas from said oil-reservoir; said vapor-generator having a foraminatedwall the holes in which communicate with said space or opening.

2. An oil-burner consisting of a pan provided with a combustion chamberand an oil-reservoir at the bottom of the latter in which oil is burned;and a vapor-generator supported in said combustion chamber above saidoil-reservoir and exposed to the heat of the burning gases arisingtherefrom, there being a free space or opening between the walls of saidvapor-generator and those of the combustion chamber for the passage ofgas from said oil-reservoir; said vapor-generator being hollow and beingformed with a wall which forms the bottom of one chamber and the top ofanother of two chambers into which said wall divides saidvapor-generator; the last-named chamber having an opening opposed tosaid oil-reservoir.

3. An oil-burner consisting of a pan provided with a combustion chamberand an oil-reservoir at the bottom of the latter in which oil is burned,the Walls of said co'm bustion chamber being provided with lugs spacedapart from each other; and a frustoconical vapor-generator supportedslidably in said combustion chamber by said lugs and above saidoil-reservoir, whereby said vapor generator is exposed to the heat ofthe burning gases arising from said oil-reservoir;

7 said gases having a free passage through the spaces between said lugsand outside of the wall of said vapor-generator.

4:. The combination in an oil-burner of a combustion chamber; anoil-resermir in which oil is burned; and a vapor-generator mounted abovesaid oil-reservoir and in said combustion chamber; said vapor-generatorbeing formed with an oil-cup and with a chamber having an openingopposed to said oil-reservoir the burning gases from which are free toenter the last-named chamber from said oil-reservoir; the opening insaid chamber being at the opposite end of said vapor-generator from saidoil-cup. V

5. The combination in an oil-burner, of a combustion chamber; anoil-reservoir in which oil is burned; and a vapor-generator mountedabove said oil-reservoir and in said combustion chamber between a wallof which and the wall of said generator there is a free space for thepassage of gas from said oil-reservoir; said generator being formed withan oil-cup and with a chamber beneath the latter and having an openingopposed to said oil-reservoir; the opening in said chamher being at theopposite end of said vaporgenerator from said oil-cup.

In testimony of which I hereunto set my hand at said Chillicothe this26th day of November, 1909, in the presence of the two undersignedwitnesses.

JOHN G. BANKS.

Witnesses:

S. N. MITCHELL It. A. MORGAN.

